I like what you have done Cindee. I don't think it looks cluttered at all. A wonderful, happy collection, not clutter. Plants of all different types, textures, colors, all wonderfully mingling together.

What is that shrub against your house with the multi-fingered leaves with white flowers on a stem?

Great job ~ FlowerLady

I think it looks nice too. You may have to keep up with the vines & some others, they may tend to get overgrown.

Thanks flower and pop. I do have to keep up the trimming on this side but I enjoy it. The spinach/Chaya tree needs to get another haircut.

Flower-do you mean the White Clustered flower? That is Plumeria Pudica Bridal Veil.
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what grapes are you growing there? i know you've grown concords, against all zonal odds. but those look like our florida (muscadine) grapes. they look healthy, but in need of a prune...

I love your layout Cindeea. I'm not a Master Gardener, just a "backyard gardener" but I love your style. Looks like all your plants are happy and seem to appear "smiling". If this were "Dancing With The Stars", I would hold up my "10" for your garden.
Thanks for sharing,
Sue.

Cindeea, The plants look great and very well cared for...lush... Great textures and varieties. But ya know what I would do...?

Change those beds! They are VERY linear. Make them curved and dipped and undulating. Try laying out a new edge with the hose and see what pleases your eye.

Disadvantages will include the cost and work of a new brick line. Advantages will include MUCH larger beds for MANY more plants. :)

Veronica

Cindee, I see no clutter at all. For me, anything enclosed in a neat edging looks great, and never looks cluttered. Your plants all look happy and lush and full. Like Veronica, I prefer curving beds in my own yard, but that is strictly a matter of taste and personal preference. No right or wrong, and it definitely doesn't mean your beds aren't beautiful as is. If linear is what stirs your grits, I say go for it. It's all in what you like.

Thanks for sharing pics of your beautiful garden! I enjoyed it very much!

Marcia

Lovely plants!!!

Cindee, it looks lovely to me. The plants are all healthy and a mix of colors and textures. Nice Job. ;o)

Good job, all plants look great. My flowerbeds look like that too, eclectic, a collection of plant beauties.

Evelyn

Thanks you guys!! I really appreciate your comments. As far as linear beds, well, that's my Dennis. He is very straight and even, that is one reason I chose to be ecclectic with the various plant choices. Since he does all the heavy work, I try not to be too creative with his projects.

IllMan, the Ison Black Muscadines are over powering the concords. I was afraid to trim once the new growth and fruit appeared. I know it needs it after all the rain. Thanks, I'll get the clippers this weekend. The Ison Blacks are large and YUMMY. Very firm tart skins, like concords with sweet juicy centers. Here's some I picked last fall. This year the vines are loaded!
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I really love it--all the variety contained by strict order of straight lines. It creates a nice contrast and balance. I keep wanting to look around the corner see the rest of yard--the bigger picture.

Bill

I agree, Bill. Even though I use curved lines at my house, there is something very appealing about the neatly edged straight beds jam packed with texture and color. Cindee, I'm loving the look of those grapes. I was raised eating scuppernongs straight off the vine (the greenish bronze ones) and those muscadines look might tasty!

Marcia

I vote with everyone else, it looks fun and not cluttered at all. I like a nice edging as you have with exuberant plants inside the 'containment.' I had a fit when my husband planted a bush outside of the designated bed! What was he thinking??

My only suggestion is to expand the beds, but this way you can reach them conveniently so it's a toss-up really. You've done good!

Suzanne

You guys are great, Castorp, since it's raining, I can't take you around the corner. But tomorrow, I will get the front and back that are the same raised hacienda beds. You will have to understand, the front bed is under some maintenance. then I will really blow your minds and take you to the "Far Side" where I have my messy pergola, my veggie stairs and the wall Dennis built as well as my potting area. You won't think it's the same house lol

Cindee
Your whole yard looked amazing when you had us all over back in September...I'm glad to see this side of it, though and can't wait to see more recent pictures of the rest.

Compared to my new garden I just got this spring, yours looks tidy, organized and well-planned! I love it!

Susie

You garden is very calm, dignified and full of interesting things, Cindee! IT makes mine look like a floozie in comparison! But then I plan my garden to look that way, the full, overblown, secret garden spot. Itis even more that way then I planned it...weeding would help!

A floozy!! I LOVE it! And it's a perfect description for gardens like MINE right now, too, Lizalily! My garden is well into past-its-prime floozyhood, for sure! Looks like a gaggle of overfed, over made up, and over DONE gals, hanging out a window and waving at sailors!

When I go out there later today, I'm going to lecture those girls sternly on the pitfalls of sloozydom and the benefits of being well-bred ladies. We'll see how they respond to that!

Marcia

You asked for opinions...I agree that it would be nice to have some curving lines. Ideally I would move the Chaya away fromt he house let it get bigger and really be the focal point.

I don't think it looks cluttered but I think you need to have more fun. Does that make sense?

On the one hand it would be nice having someone to help me in the garden (dh) On the other hand I do what I want but I have to hire someone with the bigger projects

Cindee, I love that you have privacy around your pool, everything looks great.
Sylvia